Parliament votes take longer after Westminster buys nine £900 tablets

It would, its proponents insisted, help make the Commons more “efficient” and “effective”. But an overhaul of the 800-year-old system of voting in the House of Commons has instead slowed down the process, and even resulted in mistakes being inserted into the official record, senior MPs have complained. Paper lists traditionally used to record the names of MPs walking through division lobbies have been replaced with state-of-the-art electronic tablets costing the taxpayer some £900 each. However the process of scrolling through lists of names on the devices is taking longer than the now defunct system of recording votes on paper, MPs say. Chris Bryant, a former deputy leader of the Commons, said:… To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one Premium article per week Register for free Register for free to continue reading this article Register Or unlock all Premium articles, free for 30 days Start trial Already have an account? Login Want to learn more? View all subscriptions